There’s something weirdly satisfying about watching royal icing flow across a cookie like shiny sugar lava — right before it ...

Royal icing is the go-to stuff for picture-perfect sugar cookies, because it makes a neat, hard and glossy finish that professional bakers and home chefs love. This icing is rich and thick and may ...

Soft, sturdy cut out sugar cookies that hold their shape and stay tender. This no-spread dough chills overnight and finishes ...

Aren’t these cookies simply a-door-able? If you’ve ever had the pleasure of strolling through the streets of Charleston, ...

Chocolate has long been integral to the Valentine's Day culinary experience. Truffles, molten cakes, frosted cupcakes, dark cacao puddings and brûlées, ganache-domed cakes and enrobed nuts - they all ...

Ho, ho, ho. A kids’ cookie decorating party sounds like so much holiday fun. But without expert advice and straightforward guidelines, it could lead to gooey, sugar-coated mayhem. So I sought the ...

Dough for a pie crust isn’t the only mixture of flour, sugar and fat that gives home cooks pause during the holiday season. Cut-out cookie dough also can be a source of baking anxiety, especially when ...

Nicole Hopper is a recipe tester and developer based in Birmingham, Alabama. If you ever wondered what the secret is to perfectly frosted cut-out sugar cookies, we’ll fill you in: royal icing. This ...